Sk-etchbook

OK. I'm running about two weeks behind schedule in terms of DDM work. Still mustn't, shouldn't n shalln't dwell on thing you cannot control. A couple of days to go on the Critical studies deadline and a whole week on the Optional Pathway front.

Wanted to get the photographic content sorted for the end of this week but when I went down to book the studio yesterday I was told Paul would be in Liverpool until monday. Bugger! So will have to leave graphics until next week but luckily this may not be a problem. I've got a little more experience and have more knowledge when it comes to project management now and I've noticed I've naturally taken a different approach to the way I'm doing this brief. Previously I went though a stage of playing, experimenting then developing what I liked with no clearly defined end. This time I've gone though a established pattern. Briefing - research - concepts - development then at this point with out think ing about it I split the project in two. Functionality and design.

The functionality was a process of thinking "right, this thing ere wants to do this and effect that". Once I have a cause & effect process established I then went about scribbling rough notes in pigeon Actionscript to give me a rough idea of how to achieve something. Then it was a matter of experimentation, backward engineering, referencing books and eliminating all the wrong ways.

I'm pretty impressed I actually managed to work out quite a bit of the code myself. I haven't got internet at home at the moment so can't ask the almighty all knowing Google to instantly answer my questions. At present this seems to be a beneficial way of learning and becoming familiar with a programming language as you gain more insight into how and why the functionality works in the way it does. This said I'll probably be cursing n growling at myself as the deadline approaches!

I want to get as much interactivity into the site as possible. I've been working out how to generate random numbers, dynamic text loaded from external sources or arrays and a few other tricks. At present a have a skelington. I want to finish him off over the weekend then next week he can get some meat on his bones.

I seemed to get loads of work done last night & this morning at home. I've just realised I'm now at college and I've got nearly 20 tabs open, maybe the lack of internet can be good in terms of distractions?